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  Tehran (AFP) Aug 29, 2017 Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday dismissed the idea of inspections at its military sites, reportedly floated by the United States, saying they were not required under a nuclear deal with world powers. "Our commitments to the world are clear... our relations with the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Association) are defined by rules, not by the US," Rouhani said in a televised address. "I see it as unlikely that the IAEA will accept the request for inspections, but even if they do, we ... read more |
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North Korea's missile launch: Why Japan?Tokyo (AFP) Aug 30, 2017 When nuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan this week, it sparked international condemnation. But it also raised the question: Why Japan? ... more 
US warns 'all options' open after North Korea launchWashington (AFP) Aug 29, 2017 US President Donald Trump warned "all options" are again on the table Tuesday after North Korea snubbed Washington's bid to lure it back to talks by test firing a ballistic missile over Japan. ... more  
BlackSky awarded contract by Air Force for next-generation Geospatial Intelligence Brokering PlatformSeattle WA (SPX) Aug 30, 2017 Spaceflight Industries has announced that BlackSky has been awarded a two-year $16.4 million cost-plus-prime contract with the Air Force Research Lab to develop and deliver a cloud-based geospatial ... more  
NATO battle groups in Baltics now operational(UPI) Aug 29, 2017 NATO's four multi-national battlegroups in the Baltics and Poland are now fully operational following a certification exercise of a Canadian-led battlegroup. ... more |
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Black Construction wins Guam contract(UPI) Aug 29, 2017 The Guam-based subsidiary of Tutor Perini Corporation has been tapped to design and build a live-fire training range complex on the island for the U.S. Navy, the company announced on Tuesday. ... more 
Postman who survived Nagasaki A-bomb dies at 88Tokyo (AFP) Aug 30, 2017 Prominent nuclear disarmament campaigner Sumiteru Taniguchi, who was delivering mail in Nagasaki when the United States dropped an atomic bomb in 1945, died Wednesday at the age of 88. ... more 
North Korea says more missiles to come as UN condemns launchSeoul (AFP) Aug 30, 2017 North Korea leader Kim Jong-Un has promised more missile flights over Japan, insisting his nuclear-armed nation's provocative launch was a mere "curtain-raiser", in the face of UN condemnation and US warnings of severe repercussions. ... more 
Russia says massive Zapad-2017 drills 'purely defensive'Moscow (AFP) Aug 29, 2017 Russia on Tuesday dismissed Western concerns over its military exercises with Belarus next month, calling them "purely defensive" and not directed against any specific enemy. ... more 
Multi-domain command and control a priority for Air Force Space CommandColorado Springs CO (SPX) Aug 30, 2017 The Commander of Air Force Space Command spoke at the Air Force Association Lance P. Sijan Chapter's Multi-Domain Command and Control Symposium here Thursday. He emphasized that the ability to ... more 
China says it hopes India will 'learn lessons' from standoffBeijing (AFP) Aug 30, 2017 China said Wednesday it hopes India will "learn lessons" following the end of a months-long military stand-off in a strategically important disputed area in the Himalayas. ... more |
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 Raytheon receives $614.5M for SM-3 Block IIA ballistic missile interceptors  
Roboteam receives orders for tactical robots(UPI) Aug 29, 2017 Maryland-headquartered Robot provider Roboteam Inc. reports it has received new orders for its Micro Tactical Ground Robot to support U.S. and international military missions. ... more  
Boeing offers to build F/A-18 Super Hornet in IndiaWashington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017 Boeing has proposed the construction of a manufacturing facility in India for the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter planes as part of the nation's planned acquisition of 57 carrier-based multi-role fighter aircraft. ... more 
U.S. Air Force to receive first fully operational F-35A squadron(UPI) Aug 29, 2017 The U.S. Air Force is poised to activate its first fully combat capable squadron of F-35 Lightning II fighter jets following completion of software upgrades. ... more  
Lebanon army in uncharted territory near Syria borderJurud Ras Baalbek, Lebanon (AFP) Aug 29, 2017 The dust-covered soldiers, armoured vehicles and tents may not look very official, but they mark the first time Lebanese troops have deployed in this sliver of land along the Syrian border. ... more |
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The Guam-based subsidiary of Tutor Perini Corporation has been tapped to design and build a live-fire training range complex on the island for the U.S. Navy, the company announced on Tuesday.
The range contract given to Black Construction Corporation carries a value of about $78 million. It was issued by the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command at Northwest Field, Naval Support Act ... more Koror, Palau (AFP) Aug 24, 2017US military to install radar in Pacific's Palau  Tokyo (AFP) Aug 12, 2017Japan deploys missile defence over N. Korea threat to Guam  Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017Jacobs Technology awarded $4.6B contract for missile defense services |
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Raytheon Missile Systems is being awarded a $614.5 million modification to an existing contract for the production of Standard Missile 3 Block IIA surface-to-air missiles, the Department of Defense announced on Monday.
The modification will also provide engineering support and missile containers. The production run will take place in Tucson, Ariz., and is expected to be finished by Marc ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 25, 2017Lockheed receives $547.9M contract for Hellfire II missiles  Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017Orbital ATK rolls out missile software upgrade  Washington (UPI) Aug 23, 2017Latvia buying Stinger air-defense missiles from Denmark |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017 
Lockheed Martin's Indago quadrotor drone is to be paired with a Danish system to detect and identify unmanned aerial system aircraft and their pilots, the companies involved announced this week.
The counter-UAS system is the KNOX by MyDefense Communications and is being jointly developed under a new agreement between the companies.
"KNOX technology will enable Indago users to ide ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017Army concludes MAST program for small autonomous drone swarms  Boston MA (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Drones relay RFID signals for inventory control  Washington (UPI) Aug 25, 2017Study finds drones accurate for relay of RFID signals for inventory control |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017 
An industry team led by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman has successfully demonstrated their Low Cost Terminal with an orbiting communications satellite.
The LCT accessed an Advanced Extremely High Frequency joint military satellite already in orbit, the companies announced on Thursday.
AEHF is a network of six satellites used for highly secure worldwide communications.
... more Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 201782nd Airborne tests in-flight communication system for paratroopers  McLean, VA (SPX) Jul 14, 2017North Dakota UAS Training Center Depends on IGC Satellite Connectivity  Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017Envistacom wins $10M Army communications contract |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 28, 2017 
Donald Trump is set to approve the controversial sale of military equipment - including rifles and armored vehicles - to US police forces, White House sources said Monday, upending an Obama-era ban.
According to officials familiar with deliberations said Trump will restart the military equipment flow to police forces - which was worth $5.4 billion over 25 years - sending another message ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2017Saab wins British Army training extension  Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017Computer system for Hawkei vehicles tested  Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017LOC Performance receives $49.1 million Bradley upgrade contract |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Aug 20, 2017 
India has drawn up a shopping list for tens of billions of dollars of foreign fighter jets, armoured vehicles, submarines and helicopters but it will only sign the cheques if they are made in India.
The world's largest defence importer has announced a new policy inviting foreign defence manufacturers to set up shop as minority partners in India. It initiated the bidding process for submarine ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 17, 2017China showcases weapon systems to possible foreign buyers  Washington (UPI) Aug 8, 2017Kratos receives $46.2 million contract for Saudi Arabian defense services  Washington (UPI) Aug 3, 2017DOD's acquisition, technology and logistics office to get a makeover |
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 (UPI) Aug 29, 2017 
NATO's four multi-national battlegroups in the Baltics and Poland are now fully operational following a certification exercise of a Canadian-led battlegroup.
NATO said Monday that the Canadian-led battlegroup is based in Latvia and operates from contributions from Albania, Italy, Poland, Slovenia and Spain.
NATO leaders last year decided to enhance its presence in the alliance's ... moreBeijing (AFP) Aug 29, 2017Chinese troops to patrol border area after India stand-off Beijing (AFP) Aug 30, 2017China says it hopes India will 'learn lessons' from standoff Moscow (AFP) Aug 29, 2017Russia says massive Zapad-2017 drills 'purely defensive' |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 28, 2017 
The world's shortest race by distance - a fraction of the width of a human hair - was run on gold and silver tracks, and took a whopping 30 hours. Given that the vehicles were invisible to the naked eye, your typical racing fan might have missed it. But the April "nanorace" was a huge success for scientists working at the nanoscale. It spurred interest in molecular machines and led to a surprisi ... more Livermore CA (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Carbon nanotubes worth their salt  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Nanotechnology gives green energy a green color  Trieste, Italy (SPX) Aug 17, 2017How to move objects at the nanoscale |
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 Tal Afar, Iraq (AFP) Aug 28, 2017  Seizing the city of Tal Afar district by district, Iraqi fighters would take down the Islamic State group's black flags and hang them upside-down as they took "victory selfies".
But of all the areas they reclaimed, it was the historic heart of Tal Afar and its Ottoman-era citadel that was the high point.
Once an integral part of the Assyrian empire, Tal Afar's history goes back thousands ... more Baghdad (AFP) Aug 29, 2017IS evacuation deal sparks Iraqi outrage  Tal Afar, Iraq (AFP) Aug 27, 2017Iraqi forces poised for victory over IS in Tal Afar  Tal Abta, Iraq (AFP) Aug 29, 2017Keeping cool in combat: in Iraq the iceman cometh |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2017 
Boeing and Northrop Grumman have received $349.2 million and $328.6 million contracts respectively for the development of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent replacement for the LGM-30G Minuteman III ballistic missile.
The contracts are to run until Aug. 20, 2020, when one of the two companies will be selected to finish the program. Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin have all ... more Beijing (AFP) Aug 29, 2017China says N. Korea tensions reached 'tipping point' Tokyo (AFP) Aug 30, 2017Postman who survived Nagasaki A-bomb dies at 88  Tehran (AFP) Aug 29, 2017Iran's Rouhani dismisses military site inspections |
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 Shanghai (AFP) Aug 28, 2017 
Shares in the hotel chain of Chinese conglomerate Wanda plunged in Hong Kong to close 8.09 percent lower on Monday despite the firm dismissing as false reports that chairman Wang Jianlin had been barred from leaving the country.
Wanda and other Chinese conglomerates that made a succession of multi-billion-dollar overseas investments in recent years have been under official scrutiny for month ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 18, 2017Archaeologists discover ancient trade routes in Vietnam  Beijing (AFP) July 18, 2017China's Xi calls for more imports and more 'open economy'  Brasilia (AFP) Aug 28, 2017Brazil seeks buyers in China in privatization wave |
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 Los Angeles (AFP) Aug 30, 2017  After a polarizing election and a swirl of controversies that further highlighted their deep divides, Americans have embraced the Texas floods as a rare opportunity to pull together as one.
Since unleashing on Friday night, monster storm Harvey has managed to not only halt normal life in Texas but also silence much of the rancor that has pervaded public discourse since Donald Trump came to p ... more Washington (AFP) Aug 29, 2017Harvey versus Katrina: a world of differences  New Orleans (AFP) Aug 29, 2017On Katrina anniversary, New Orleans braces for Harvey  Winnie, United States (AFP) Aug 29, 2017No guns, no smoking: Storm shelter Texas-style |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 29, 2017 
Beijing and Moscow may sign an agreement this October on joint space exploration, to be carried out in 2018-2022, Chinese media reported.
The deal would cover five areas, including lunar and deep space exploration, satellite systems, space debris research and Earth remote sensing, CGTN broadcaster reported on Sunday.
Xu Yansong, the head of the International Cooperation Department of ... more Paris (ESA) Aug 28, 2017ESA and Chinese astronauts train together  Beijing (XNA) Aug 28, 2017To boldly go where no startup has gone before  Beijing (XNA) Aug 14, 2017China's satellite sends unbreakable cipher from space |
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 Shenyang, China (AFP) July 15, 2017 
The ashes of China's late Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo were buried at sea on Saturday, depriving his supporters of a place to pay tribute to the pro-democracy dissident.
Officials showed a video in which his wife, Liu Xia, and relatives lowered a white round urn into the water off the northeastern coastal city of Dalian, two days after the democracy advocate died of liver cancer aged 61 while i ... more Beijing (AFP) Aug 27, 2017On Chinese Valentine's Day, businesses woo 'single dogs'  Shanghai (AFP) Aug 24, 2017Steer clear of screens and self-abuse, Chinese recruits told  Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 25, 2017Hong Kong independence duo fail to regain parliament seats |
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 Moscow (AFP) July 17, 2017 
Moscow on Monday said it was struggling to confirm if the leader of the Islamic State group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead or alive, a month after reporting his possible demise.
The Russian army said in June that it was trying to verify information that its jets killed Baghdadi during a bombing raid near the IS stronghold of Raqa in Syria.
But over a month after the announcement Kremlin s ... more Santiago (AFP) Aug 23, 2017Chile ex-general jailed at 91 for dictatorship crimes  Barcelona (AFP) Aug 18, 2017World voices solidarity with Spain after terror attack  United Nations, United States (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Iraq seeks UN resolution to investigate IS |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017 
The Department of Defense is investing $17 million in directed energy laser weapons, Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., announced at the Boeing facility in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday.
"With our state's unique expertise in directed energy work, this funding will jump start the deployment of this critical technology and bring more high-paying jobs to the state," said Heinrich, a member of ... more Washington DC (AFNS) Jul 25, 2017'Eyes in space' and more powerful lasers will enhance US Army's arsenal  Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017Raytheon successfully fires high-energy laser from helicopter  Washington (UPI) Jun 14, 2017Missile Defense Agency seeks laser-armed drone |
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